HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem Version 4.01 User Guide

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Column name Description
"Auto", "Preferred", "Custom", and "Disabled". The default value is
"Preferred".
Auto—The maximum port speed is determined by the maximum configured
speed for the network.
Preferred—The speed of the network is the same as the preferred speed of the
network to which the connection is associated. If no preferred speed is
configured for a network, it behaves like "Auto".
Custom—You can configure any speed from 100Mb to the maximum
configured speed for the network in 100-Mb increments.*
For all speed types the maximum port speed is determined by the maximum
configured speed for the network. If the speed type is "Auto," VCM
determines the appropriate port speed based on the available bandwidth for
the port. The configured port speed behaves like Auto (default). If the speed
type is "Disabled," bandwidth is not allocated. You can only set the minimum
port speed here. The maximum is set in the port link speed.
Allocated Port Speed
Allocated bandwidth of the port. See "Bandwidth assignment (on page
171)."
Boot Setting
Enables or disables offload or boot on the network connection. Valid values
are DISABLED, PRIMARY, (SECONDARY), and USE-BIOS. For more
information, see "Creating iSCSI connections (on page 188)." After selecting
an option, you must click outside the grid to complete the selection. This is the
same procedure that is followed when selecting a fabric or network for an FC
or Ethernet connection, respectively. Once the Boot Setting column has been
completed, you can then edit the Target Port Name and LUN.
MAC
As of VC 3.70, the actual hardware MAC for mapped connections appears.
For unmapped connections, FACTORY-DEFAULT continues to appear. If the
profile is assigned, the MAC address assigned to the port appears. If the
profile is unassigned and the domain is set to show factory default MAC
addresses, FACTORY-DEFAULT appears. If the profile is using VC-defined
MAC addresses, the VC-defined MAC address appears. If the profile is using
hardware MAC addresses, FACTORY-DEFAULT appears.
Mapping
Server hardware mapping assignment. See "iSCSI and FCoE port
assignments (on page 169)."
Action
Delete a connection. Connections can be removed starting with the last
connection in the list.
FC HBA Connections
Port
Relative order of the Fibre Channel port on the server receiving the profile
Connected to
Bay number of the VC-FC module to which the port is connected
FC SAN Name
Name of the SAN fabric to which the port is connected, or Unassigned
Status
Status of the Fibre Channel module
Port Speed Type
Speed of the VC-FC module port connected to the server HBA port. Can be set
to "1", "2", "4", "8", "Auto", or "Disabled".
Auto—VCM determines the appropriate port speed based on the available
bandwidth for the port.
Disabled—The connection is disabled and no bandwidth is allocated.
1,2,4, and 8Gb—Predefined custom port speed selection that can be used for
the connection.
For the HP 4Gb VC-FC Module and HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC Module,
supported speed values include "Auto","1Gb","2Gb", "4Gb", and
"Disabled". If the value is set to 8Gb, the speed is auto-negotiated by Virtual
Connect.*